Publisher:
Hua Jiang

Editor:
Wilton Fonseca

Sub-Editor:
Donna G. Cusumano

Senior editors:
Mechthild Henneke, Marcia Poole, Neeraj Singh

Correspondents:
Alexsandra Simpson, Andreas Wittkowsky Angela Griep, Ejup Qerimi, Elinor Bajraktari, Evan Bwala,
Kalman Mizsei, Larry R. Miller,
Luljeta Duraku, Maddalena Pezzotti, Marc Auboin, Nicholas Maddock,
Nikola Gaon, Nikolai Burcham, Stacy Lamon, Thomas E. Lee, Virginie Wyart, Wolfgang Koeth

Production / Graphics:
Luan Tashi (editor)

Photographer:
Afrim Hajrullahu

Editorial support:
Sani Sheholli, Hasrete Hysa, Maida Osmankadic, Borislava Manojlovic

Internet editor:
Shpend Bërbatovci

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• What does European integration mean to the people of Kosovo?
  

• A short summary of some of the main events that affected the citizens of Kosovo from July through early September

• Kosovo’s European Agenda
  Ambassador Werner Wnendt, Head of OSCE
• Economic Improvements for Kosovo
  Haki Shatri, Minister of Finance and Economy
  

• Ensuring equality in the community
  Community Committee and Mediation Committees are established to help ensure equal treatment by municipal authorities to all members of the community
• A pioneer of the KPS
  Fehmije Gashi-Bytyqi was one of the first women to join the KPS, but she did not stop there with her ground-breaking efforts
• Gender Equality Committees
  Hoping to give a more powerful voice to women in the world of politics, Gender Equality Committees are created in municipalities
  

• An example of Standards implementation
  Citizens of Kline/Klina have helped to make that municipality an example of tolerance

• The bridge to freedom
  Opening the Mitrovice/Mitrovica bridge to civilian traffic is a symbolic event with historic significance
• Kids didn’t want to leave
  Building good police-community relations begins with the youth
• Transitioning with safety
  UNMIK Police Traffic Services is handed over to KPS command

  
  

• Kosovo six years later
  An introduction by DSRSG Joachim Ruecker to this special edition devoted to the economy of Kosovo
• Economic development: the years to come
  The IMF’s assessment of the current economic outlook and recommendations for future policies
• A vision for Kosovo’s development
  A look at the economy now and crucial improvements that are needed
• Privatisation: an emotional business
  An interview with Kirk Adams, Director of Privatisation in the KTA
• Kosovo’s mineral wealth
  The area’s rich natural resources could be a crucial factor in economic growth
• European charter on small business
  Not to be undervalued, small business enterprises are critical to a larger economic strategy
• Be first, be the best
  Akan Ismaili owner of Ipko Net, touts hard work as the key to success in an interview with Focus Kosovo
• Standards and common values
  Fulfilling EU Standards is the first step toward EU membership
• Chronic unemployment
  Factors such as high wage rates can impede the growth of a stable economy
  

• Economic insights
  New websites can help maneuver around Kosovo’s economic arena without any footwork
  

• Facts on Kosovo Early Warning Report